________________ Verse 86 अधर्मास्तिकाय के स्वरूप का कथन - The nature of the medium-of-rest (adharmastikaya) - जह हवदि धम्मदव्वं तह तं जाणेह दव्वमधमक्खं / ठिदिकिरियाजुत्ताणं कारणभूदं तु पुढवीव // 86 // यथा भवति धर्मद्रव्यं तथा तज्जानीहि द्रव्यमधर्माख्यम् / स्थितिक्रियायुक्तानां कारणभूतं तु पृथिवीव // 86 // अन्वयार्थ - [यथा] जिस प्रकार [धर्मद्रव्यं भवति] धर्मद्रव्य है [तथा ] उसी प्रकार [ अधर्माख्यम् द्रव्यम् ] अधर्म नाम का द्रव्य भी [ जानीहि ] जानो, [ तत् तु] परन्तु वह [ स्थितिक्रियायुक्तानाम् ] स्थिति-क्रिया-युक्त को [पृथिवी इव] पृथिवी की भांति [ कारणभूतम् ] कारणभूत है (अर्थात् स्थिति-क्रिया परिणत जीव-पुद्गलों को सहायक है)। Know that similar to the substance of the medium-ofmotion (dharma dravya), there is another substance by the name 'medium-of-rest' (adharma dravya). Like the earth (prthivi), this medium-of-rest (adharma dravya) renders assistance, in form of facilitating rest to the souls (jiva) and the matter (pudgala), tending to rest. EXPLANATORY NOTE As the substance of the medium-of-motion (dharma dravya) has been expounded, the substance of the medium-of-rest (adharma dravya) should be known similarly. The difference is that while the medium-ofmotion (dharma dravya) is the instrumental cause, like the water (jala) for the movement (gati) of the souls (jiva) and the matter (pudgala), tending to move, the medium-of-rest (adharma dravya) is the instrumental cause, like the earth (prthivi) for the rest (sthiti) of 169
